3.0.0 25 2023-01-12T17:52:43Z 2023-01-12T17:52:43Z Senate S SCONRES 2007-03-29 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-05-24T23:08:08Z Markup by 2007-05-24T21:48:57Z Referred to 2007-03-29T20:10:07Z Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. 110 100 HCONRES 2007-04-18 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Identical bill CRS 2007-06-26 20:33:53 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2007-06-26 20:33:46 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2007-06-26 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2007-06-26 19:51:49 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2007-06-26 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8519-8520; text as passed Senate: CR S8519-8520) Floor 2007-06-26 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8519-8520; text as passed Senate: CR S8519-8520) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176. Calendars 2007-05-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Committee 2007-05-24 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2007-05-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2007-03-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4218) IntroReferral 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-03-29 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-03-29 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-03-29 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-03-29 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-03-29 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-04-11 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-05-24 False International Affairs Administration of justice Africa (Sub-Saharan) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Detention of persons Diplomats Dissenters Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Human rights Judicial opinions Law Lawyers Opposition (Political science) Police Political persecution Political violence Protection of officials Regionalism (International organization) Reporters and reporting Right to travel Rule of law Torture Transportation and Public Works Zimbabwe International Affairs 00 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-06T15:13:21Z Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the state-sponsored violence taking place in Zimbabwe represents a serious violation of fundamental human rights and the rule of law and should be condemned by all responsible governments, civic organizations, religious leaders, and international bodies; and (2) the government of Zimbabwe has not lived up to its commitments as a signatory to the Constitutive Act of the African Union and African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights.

Condemns: (1) the government of Zimbabwe's violent suppression of political and human rights; (2) the harassment and intimidation of lawyers attempting to carry out their professional obligations to their clients and repeated failure by police to comply with court decisions; and (3) the harassment of foreign officials, journalists, human rights workers, and others.

Commends U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell and other U.S. officials and foreign officials for their support to political detainees and victims of torture and abuse while in police custody or in medical care centers.

Calls on the government of Zimbabwe to end: (1) its violent campaign against fundamental human rights, respect the courts and members of the legal profession, and restore the rule of law; and (2) illegitimate interference in travel abroad by its citizens, especially for humanitarian purposes.

Calls on the leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) to consult with all Zimbabwe stakeholders to intervene with the government of Zimbabwe while applying appropriate pressures to resolve the economic and political crisis.

]]> 80 2007-05-24 Reported to Senate without amendment 2007-08-06T21:25:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the state-sponsored violence taking place in Zimbabwe represents a serious violation of fundamental human rights and the rule of law and should be condemned by all responsible governments, civic organizations, religious leaders, and international bodies; and (2) the government of Zimbabwe has not lived up to its commitments as a signatory to the Constitutive Act of the African Union and African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights.

Condemns: (1) the government of Zimbabwe's violent suppression of political and human rights; (2) the harassment and intimidation of lawyers attempting to carry out their professional obligations to their clients and repeated failure by police to comply with court decisions; and (3) the harassment of foreign officials, journalists, human rights workers, and others.

Commends U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell and other U.S. officials and foreign officials for their support to political detainees and victims of torture and abuse while in police custody or in medical care centers.

Calls on the government of Zimbabwe to end: (1) its violent campaign against fundamental human rights, respect the courts and members of the legal profession, and restore the rule of law; and (2) illegitimate interference in travel abroad by its citizens, especially for humanitarian purposes.

Calls on the leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) to consult with all Zimbabwe stakeholders to intervene with the government of Zimbabwe while applying appropriate pressures to resolve the economic and political crisis.

]]> 82 2007-06-26 Passed Senate without amendment 2007-08-07T20:03:38Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the state-sponsored violence taking place in Zimbabwe represents a serious violation of fundamental human rights and the rule of law and should be condemned by all responsible governments, civic organizations, religious leaders, and international bodies; and (2) the government of Zimbabwe has not lived up to its commitments as a signatory to the Constitutive Act of the African Union and African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights.

Condemns: (1) the government of Zimbabwe's violent suppression of political and human rights; (2) the harassment and intimidation of lawyers attempting to carry out their professional obligations to their clients and repeated failure by police to comply with court decisions; and (3) the harassment of foreign officials, journalists, human rights workers, and others.

Commends U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell and other U.S. officials and foreign officials for their support to political detainees and victims of torture and abuse while in police custody or in medical care centers.

Calls on the government of Zimbabwe to end: (1) its violent campaign against fundamental human rights, respect the courts and members of the legal profession, and restore the rule of law; and (2) illegitimate interference in travel abroad by its citizens, especially for humanitarian purposes.

Calls on the leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) to consult with all Zimbabwe stakeholders to intervene with the government of Zimbabwe while applying appropriate pressures to resolve the economic and political crisis.

]]> A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. Display Title A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. Official Title as Introduced A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. Introduced in Senate IS Engrossed in Senate 2007-06-26T04:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2007-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sconres25rs/xml/BILLS-110sconres25rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sconres25is/xml/BILLS-110sconres25is.xml 2007-06-26 Held at the desk. 20:33:53 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.